Stenciling apparatus



' March 16 1926. 1,576,548

J. J. REUSCH STENGILING APPARATUS Filed August 4, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1INVENTOR @0057 P9249072 TTORNEY March 16 1926.

J. J. REUSCH STENCILING APPARATUS Filed August 4, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2IN VEN TOR l H m% a n w fi MM Patented Mar. 16, 1926.

JACOB J. REUSGH, 0E ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

s'rnncrnme- APPARATUS.

v Application filed August 4, 1924. Serial N0. 729,914-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAooB J. REUscH, a

citizen of the United States, residing at St.

Paul,'in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented newand useful Improvements in Stenciling Apparatus, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention rel-ates to means for printing or stenciling cards andparticularly such cards as are used in advertising and known as showcards.

Heretofore the apparatus provlded for this purpose has beenunnecessarily complicated, bulky and inconvenient to operate.

Thus it has been customary to provide a comparatively large table tophaving horizontal and vertical scales thereon to facilitate centering acard to be printed and provided with more or less complicated clampingdevices. The table has been elevated (a drawer for the stencils beingprovided beneath the same) and this makes it necessary to handle thestencils and brushes with the operators arms in an awkward position. Theequipment heretofore provided has been so bulky and heavy that it isdificult to carry about. v

It is my object to provide stenciling apparatus which can be operatedmore quickly and-with greater facility than has heretofore been possibleand at the same time-to produce stenciled cards of. unusually neat andattractive appearance.

This invention also includes certain novel features of constructionwhich will be more fully pointed-out in the following specification andclaims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1,

is a front elevation of my improved apparatus with the casing coverremoved; F1 2 is an end view of the same with the en of the casingbroken away to show the interior arrangement. with the centering barretracted; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the apparatus in operating position;Fig. 41 IS a transverse section through the centering bar nate form ofholding means.

Referring to the drawings, I have used the numeral 10 to indicate thecasing of my de-.

vice which is supported upon feet 9 and has a removable cover 11 adaptedto be held in place by pairs of clamps 12 on the-top and front of. thecasing 10. A handle 13 secured to the top of the cover 11 is provided tofacilitate carrying the casing. Extending longitudinally w1thin thecasing 10 is a partition 14 separating index cards 15 from a compartmentfor moistener jars 16, between which are located-a mixing field 17 andpaint cakes 18 (Fig. 3).

Pivotally mounted upon pins 19- on the inner surfaces of the ends of thecasing 10 is a pair of arms 20 carrying a gauge bar 21. This bar is ofsubstantial, weight and is rovided with a rubber strip 22 adapted torictionally engage a card to be stenciled and extending substantiallythe length of the bar 21. The front face of the bar 21 carries. a scale23 having a central index 24c and graduated to the left and to the rightfrom said index, the numerals indicating'the graduations increasing"progressively toward the ends of the scale. 23 is a forwardly projectingfiange25 adapted to support an edge of a stencil plate 26' Just beneaththe scale;

cardduring-thestenciling operation. This alternate form has a toothedmember 29 which is fixed in the bar 21 in place of the said member, areadapted'to be impressed in. thesurface-of a card beneath the bar 21;

The teeth are positioned in a straight line so that their forward facesconstitute a suitable plates.-

When the a eral stencil p ates are carried between the proper indexcards 15 and the arms 20 supporting the gauge bar 21 are retracted as.shown in full lines in Fig. 2, the cover 11 being secured in place bythe clamps 12. As the size of the casing is unusually small (preferably6 inches by 8 inches by 18 inches the complete apparatus can now becarried about with the greatestv case.

When it is desired to stencil a card, the

casing 10 is placed upon a desk, table or guiding surf-ace for thestenciling paratus is not in use the sev other plain surface and thecover 11 removed. The card to be stenciled is now laid upon the surfacein front of the casing and the arms 20 carrying the bar 21 are extendedso that the rubber 22 of the preferred form, or the member 29 of thealternate form, securely engages the card. The Weight of the bar 21 issufficient to hold the card during the ordinary operation of theapparatus. As will be readily understood, the card may now be centeredrelative to the bar 21 by merely moving'the card until its edges are inalignment with like numerals on opposite sides of the central mark 24.The angular position of the card 27 beneath the bar 21 may be gau ed byreference to the bar 21 and arms 20 orl y the use of a right. anglesnare placed against the bar 21 near one of the lateral edges of thecard.

The desired stencil plate is now removed from the index 15 and placedwith its upper edge in contactwith the bar 21 and resting upon theflange 25, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. In the alternate form the teethconstitute a suitable guide for stencil plates. With a brush 28,moistened in one of the jars 16 and applied to a paint cake 18, theletters are brushed onto the card in the usual manner by use of thestencil. When a letter has been completed the stencil may be readilymoved along the bar 21 and the next letter brushed in. When a line onthe card has been completed the bar 21 is raised and the card movedupward or away from the operator so that it passes beneath the casing 10which is offset- ,from the supporting surface by the feet 9. Aftermoving. the card the desired distance, the bar 21 is again lowered intoengagement therewith and the next line of printin is brushed in asdescribed above. Where large cards are to be stenciled the casing 10 maybe placed upon the card so as to hold the same while each line ofletters is stenciled.

It will thus be seen that the bar 21 affords means for readilycentering, squaring and holding the card to be stenciled and alsofurnishes a guide for the stencil plate. The work can bedoneconveniently because there is no obstructions of any kind which renderthe position of the operator awkward and the stencil lates, paint andbrushes are always readi y accessible to the operator.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to protectby Letters Patent is:

1. In apparatus of the class described, the combinatlon with a casingadapted tc contain stencil plates, -of a gauge bar adapted to be held inrigid spaced relation with the front of said casing to engage a to beprinted, said bar having a surface adapts to constitute a guide for a-'stencil in use, and

means on said bar adapted to facilitate centering cards beneath saidbar.

2. In apparatus of the class described, the combination with a casinghaving an index file and stencil plates therein and adapted to besupported upon a plain surface, of a gauge bar arranged to be carried insaid casing and to be'extended therefrom to hold a card on said surface,said bar having a surface adapted to constitute a guide for a stencil inuse, and a scale on said bar having a central index mark and graduatedlaterally from said mark to facilitate centering cards beneath said bar.

3. In apparatus of the class described, the combination with a narrowand relatively long casing adapted to contain stencil plates andarranged to be supported upon a plain surface, of a gauge bar pivoted insaid casing and arranged to be extended therefrom, arranged to beextended in parallel relation to said casing and disposed when extendedto hold a card on said surface, said bar having a straight surfaceadapted to constitute a guide for a stencil in use, and a scale on saidbar adapted to facilitate centering cards beneathsaid bar.

4. in apparatus of the class described, the combination with a casingadapted to contain stencil plates and having an open front of extensibleand contractile arms mounted in said casing, a gauge bar carried on saidarms in parallel relation to the front of said casing and aranged whenextended to engage a card to be printed, said barhaving a surfaceadapted to constitute a guide for a stencil in use, and means adapted tofacilitate centeringcards beneath'said bar.

5. In apparatus of the class described, the combination with a casingadapted to contain stencil plates, of a gauge bar adapted to be placedin spaced relation to the front of said casing and a ranged whenextended to be supported on a card. to be printed and a member on saidbar having teeth adapted to be impressed in said to hold the same.

6. :in apparatus of the class described, the combination with c" adaptedto contain stencil plates and arranged to be supported upon a.

plain. surface, said casing having an open fr at, of a gauge bar adaptto be mounted in. spaced relation with the front of said casing, atoothed abutment "'iber on said b adapted when the same i t extended toengage a card on said surface,

,a surface on said bar adapted to constitute a stencil in use, and meanson ptcd t fQCllltitG centering cards bar. irony whereof, l: havehereunto name to this SlJ-Q'ZlfiOitblOIl.

JACUE J. REUSQ L.

